Jennifer Gubitz is a Legislative Assistant at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. She is a graduate of the Indiana University.

With only two weeks remaining before the expected June 5 th Senate vote on the Federal Marriage Amendment, two prominent women with very close connections to the current Administration are speaking out. Who are these high-ranking women who have the “President’s Ear?” First Lady Laura Bush and daughter of the second-in-command, Mary Cheney.

In an interview with “Fox News Sunday” the first lady discussing the Federal Marriage amendment said, "I don't think it should be used as a campaign tool, obviously." The issue “requires a lot of sensitivity to just talk about the issue — a lot of sensitivity," she said.

Mary Cheney, daughter of Vice-President Dick Cheney discussed the Federal Marriage Amendment with Fox News Anchorman Chris Wallace – allying herself with numerous civil rights and faith organizations who oppose the FMA:

“…amending the constitution with this amendment, this piece of legislation, is a bad piece of legislation. It is writing discrimination into the constitution, and, as I say, it is fundamentally wrong.

Now, I would certainly hope that, you know, and understand, this is an issue that Americans do disagree on and that we do need to debate and discuss. And I would certainly hope that those discussions would continue.”

To read the rest of this transcript: Mary Cheney on Fox News

To learn more about marriage equality and constitutional discrimination: Federal Marriage Amendment